I have known Jack for 35 years and in that time I have always been amazed at whatever he has made., as I have told him I have 7 Builders that I out on a plateau that the work is as good as it will ever get., this is in the Quality., there is a lot of room god us as builders to improve on., Jack is a Master Gunmaker., beautiful work,

VERY NICE WORK ! But is that not the 1730/40 Pattern Musket whit the wrong lock ? The 1746 lockwas in the 1742 Pattern Musket and this one has a simplified stock carving. If I'm wrong let me knowI'm still learning.

Introduction

When Robert Weil started collecting images for the Contemporary Makers book in 1973 the challenge to record contemporary gun work was daunting. Gathering material was difficult and time consuming. Few makers thought that there was any value in published documentation of their work. Electronic publishing has changed all that. Having a website or having one's work available to view on the internet is becoming a necessity. In spite of all the potential to finally have a true overview of what's being produced by the artists of today, a great deal of work still remains covered up and basically unknown. Our role is to make an effort to document some portion of what’s going on today. To comment on the established makers and to uncover the unknown. We welcome your comments and suggestions and look to you our readers to make us aware of the talented makers out there.Art and Jan RiserRobert Weiland The Makers